we do what we have to do

[threeplusfire]

The weather is deceptively mild outside today, with sudden showers and then pockets of sunshine. A shame that Mike is missing this weather while he's off playing war games. It's a strange day. My head has ached for four days straight. At first I just thought it was the coconut rum, but now I'm not so sure. My blood pressure has been up and down a lot recently.

At work just half an hour ago, I took one of those calls that makes me realize how much this job matters, how much I love being able to help people, how important it is to be here. This single mother with four children, working and putting herself through college at the same time, finally marries a man she loves. Then he sexually abuses her children. That moment has to kill. Not only are your children hurt and scared, you have to deal with CPS and the police. But what goes through that mother's mind about her worthiness, her self esteem, her love for a person who has betrayed her in one of the cruelest ways? Her voice was shaking and scared, and broke at times. But she did what she needed to do.

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[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

Wow. That would be so hard. I'm glad she called. So many people just ignore what's going on.

Enjoy the weather, babe!